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OBITUARIES RAJOTTE, RICHARD GRACIEN — was born in West Warwick, Rhode Island on October 24, 1937 and passed away on November 3, 2012 in Trail, B.C. Richard lived in Rhode Island with his wife and 5 children when in 1973 he moved his family to Fruitvale, B.C. Richard worked for the school board until he retired in 2002. He enjoyed working on his farm, walking, skiing, bee keeping, weightlifting and spending time with his family and dog. Richard is predeceased by his Mother, Rose and Father, Emile. He is survived by his loving wife, Clare and his children, Stephen, Diane (Dave), Cherie (Lenny), Desiree (Leonard) and William. Richard was also blessed with grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The family would like to invite everyone to honour Richard’s memory with an interment service at Fruitvale Cemetery on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 2:00pm. Gwen Ziprick of Alternatives Funeral and Cremation has been entrusted with the arrangements. As an expression of sympathy donations can be made in Richard’s name to Columbia View Lodge, Special Care Unit; 2920 Laburnum Drive, Trail, BC, V1R 4N2. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence by visiting the family’s online register at www.myalternatives.ca. *** CAMPBELL-MEREDITH (NEE BOWEN) MARIE — born April 23, 1928) passed peacefully at Columbia View Lodge on November 4, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband Arnold in 1973. Mom will be remembered with love by her daughters Christine (Allan), Karen (Paul) and Kim (Ron). She will be forever in the hearts of her grandchildren Tanya, Shari, Camdon, Cordelle, Zachary and her great grandchildren Kieran, Clare, Carra, Caitrin, Sara, Rhys and Jerek. Marie was born and grew up in Rossland where she and Arn raised their daughters. After Arn’s death she worked as an assay technician at Cominco until her retirement. Marie is survived by her sister Pat Dorey and brother Bob Bowen (Carrie) and many nieces and nephews. Deep gratitude is expressed for the warm, dedicated care that mom received in the Special Care Unit at Columbia View Lodge. Mom often spoke of the kindness of her caregivers. Prayers for Marie will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Trail on Thursday November 8, 2012 at 7:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church on Friday November 9, 2012 at 11:00 am, followed by an interment at Mountain View Cemetery. Father David John will celebrate the services. Al Grywacheski of Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements. Donations in Mom’s name for the Special Care Unit, Columbia View Lodge, 2920 Laburnum Drive, Trail BC, V1R 4N2 would be greatly appreciated. You are invited to leave a personal message of condolence at the family’s online register at www. myalternatives.ca
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 Trail Times
PEOPLE REMEMBRANCE DAY
Grand Forks mom chosen to lay wreath in Ottawa BY KARL YU
Grand Forks Gazette
Grand Forks’ Roxanne Priede is this year’s National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother and will lay a wreath at the war memorial in Ottawa on Remembrance Day. Priede was named last Thursday by the Royal Canadian Legion and is mother of Master Corporal Darrell J. Priede, who died in Afghanistan in 2007. Each year, the Royal Canadian Legion selects a mother to lay a wreath at the National War Memorial on behalf of mothers who have lost children in the military, either in action or in the course of normal duty. She said that the event was going to be nerve-wracking and emotional. “It’s sad but an honour as well, of course representing my son and also to be able to stand and represent all mothers in Canada that have lost sons or daughters in the military,” Priede
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Grand Forks’ Roxanne Priede has been named National Memorial Silver Cross Mother by the Royal Canadian Legion and will be laying a wreath at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Remembrance Day on behalf of all mothers who have lost their children in service to the country. told the Grand Forks Gazette. Roxanne Priede lost her son in a Chinook helicopter crash on May 20, 2007 – Darrell was serving as an imagery technician and she said he was a vibrant man. “Darrell was just an amazing son,”
Mary Euphemia (Effie) Venables
Roxanne explained. “He was very funloving, always smiling, always ready for a joke, he was also very quiet. He stood back in the corner sometimes, listening and learning. He loved to travel, he enjoyed life to the fullest.” Priede went on to say that Darrell was
also a loving husband and great brother. While the announcement was made last week, Priede has known for some time about being this year’s National Memorial (Silver) Cross mother. “I received a phone call on May 1, I believe,” she recol-
lected. “There’s a committee that looks over who they want for Silver Cross mother so they called me and asked me if I would consider being Silver Cross mother and of course, in the blink of an eye, I was ready to say, ‘Yes,’ but he said, ‘No, I’m going to give you the weekend to think it through and I want you to think about this. You need to do a bit of travelling and (you’ll) be representing mothers of Canada for the full year, so you need to be sure that it’s something you’d like to do.’ There wasn’t a moment that I thought I would decline it because it’s an amazing honour.” Priede will head to Ottawa with husband John and will receive a gold enameled legion crest in a shadow box at a luncheon on Nov. 10 at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa. The black train bridge in Grand Forks was renamed the Darrell J. Priede bridge back in May of 2011 in honour of Darrell.
ELLIOTT CARTER
Composer won two Pulitzer Prizes
(nee Moffat)
It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the passing of our dear Mom. Mary Euphemia (Effie) Venables, nee Moffat, passed away quietly at home Nov. 1 after a short illness. Effie was born July 21, 1931 in Trail, B.C., the oldest child of Jack and Mary Moffat. She was raised and received her education in Trail. After her graduation in 1949 Effie went to work at the telephone office as a long distance operator. She married Norman Venables in 1953 and together they raised four children. The Venables family moved to Grand Forks in 1964. Effie retired from the Post Office in 1996 after 16 years of service. An active member of her community, she gave her time to Girl Guides, the fall fair, and seniors. Effie loved to sew, bake, garden, play cards, bird watch and travel. She was predeceased by her father Jack in 1966, mother Mary in 2003 and her dear friend Ed Kopsar in 2006. Effie leaves behind her children Heather (Richard) Smuin, Dan (Roxanne) Venables, Darlene (Michael) Dautel, and Martin (Edith) Venables; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; her brother Bob (Dora) Moffat of Trail; sister Hazel Donaldson of Cranbrook; sister-in-law Yvonne Moore of Oliver; as well as many nieces and nephews, two aunts, numerous cousins and friends. At Effie’s request there will be no service. In Lieu of flowers please make a donation to a charity of one’s choice.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Classical composer Elliott Carter, whose challenging, rhythmically complex works earned him widespread admiration and two Pulitzer Prizes, died Monday at age 103. His music publishing company, Boosey & Hawkes, called him an “iconic American composer.” It didn’t give the cause of his death. In a 1992 Associated Press interview, Carter described his works as “music that asks to be listened to in a concentrated way and listened to with a great deal of attention.” “It’s not music that makes an overt theatrical effect,” he said then, “but it assumes the listener is listening to sounds and making some sense out of them.” The complex way the instruments interact in his compositions created drama for listeners who made the effort to understand them, but it made them difficult for orchestras to learn. He said he tried to give each of the musicians individuality within
the context of a comprehensible whole. While little known to the general public, he was long respected by an inner circle of critics and musicians. In 2002, The New York Times said his string quartets were among “the most difficult music ever conceived,” and it hailed their “volatile emotions, delicacy and even, in places, plucky humour.” Carter had remained astonishingly active, taking new commissions even as he celebrated his 100th birthday in December 2008 with a gala at Carnegie Hall. His new work for chamber orchestra, “Instances,” will have its world premiere in February 2013 by the Seattle Symphony. In 2005, his “Dialogues,” which had premiered the previous year, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in music. Carter won his first Pulitzer Prize in 1960 for his Second String Quartet; his second award was in 1973 for his Third String Quartet.
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